Teachers see movement in state reading requirements

College endorsements get more difficult as legislature seeks other options

9:29 AM,
Apr. 21, 2013

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Helping struggling readers master the skill is becoming more difficult for some Ohio teachers, even as lawmakers try to make it easier.

The Ohio Board of Regents forced several universities to pull their reading endorsement courses after deeming they were not being offered at a "graduate level," according to Rebecca Watts, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs for the board.

Watts would only classify the amount of schools affected as "some, not dozens," and said her organization is working with the universities to ensure they have appropriate programs for the endorsement. ...